Communication and prey distribution

Jul 14, 2022 ... What do they eat? ... Like other baleen whales, blue whales have expandable pleats (or baleen) which allow them to take in huge amounts of water ... Nov 30, 2012 ... The 30-second manoeuvre — two half turns, performed either side of engulfing a meal — enables the whales to position their jaws underneath their ... 5) Despite their humongous size, blue whales eat tiny shrimp-like crustaceans called krill. ... To communicate with each other, blue whales make a series of super ... Jun 9, 2021 ... “But basic questions such as where blue whales are found, what songs do they sing, what do they eat, how long do they spend in Indian waters ... Mar 26, 2021 ... The map of the whales' movements indicates they feed mainly in four places: the Gulf of Ancud, the west coast of Chiloé Island, the north of ... Jun 21, 2023 ... Antarctic krill are their main prey in the Southern Ocean and they eat a lot of it. For example, some estimates indicate that blue whales eat up ... Nov 7, 2022 ... A single blue whale gulps down up to 10 million pieces a day during its main feeding season, which lasts 90 to 120 days during the summer months ... Feb 16, 2024 ... Baleen whales, including humpbacks and blue whales, have fibrous ... Humpback whales don't eat for most of the year. Humpback whales in ... Jun 8, 2023 ... Orcas can hunt and kill blue whales ... The report documented the first recorded observations of a pod of orcas — also known as killer whales — ... Dec 4, 2020 ... Due to their size, blue whales are not often preyed upon, though pods of marine mammal eating orca whales will sometimes attack and share ...